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Systemic Pharmacotherapeutics of the Digestive System
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Systemic Pharmacotherapeutics of the Digestive System
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Overview of Systemic Pharmacotherapeutics of the Digestive System
Drugs That Affect Appetite in Monogastric Animals
Appetite Suppression
Appetite Stimulation
Drugs Used to Control or Stimulate Vomiting in Monogastric Animals
Neurotransmitters Involved in Emesis
Afferent Pathways for Emesis
Emetic Drugs
Antiemetic Drugs
Drugs Used to Treat Gastrointestinal Ulcers in Monogastric Animals
Antacids
Sucralfate
Histaminergic Receptor Antagonists
Proton Pump Inhibitors
Rebound Gastric Acid Hypersecretion
Misoprostol
Drugs Used to Treat Diarrhea in Monogastric Animals
Mucosal Protectants and Adsorbents
Motility-Modifying Drugs
Antimicrobials
Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)
Drugs Used to Treat Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Monogastric Animals
References
Gastrointestinal Prokinetic Drugs Used in Monogastric Animals
References
Cathartic and Laxative Drugs Used in Monogastric Animals
Stimulant Cathartics
Hyperosmotic Cathartics
Hydrophilic Colloids (Bulk Laxatives)
Lubricant Laxatives
Fecal Softeners (Surfactants)
Drugs That Affect Digestive Functions in Monogastric Animals
The Ruminant Digestive System
Drugs for Specific Purposes in the Ruminant Digestive System
Drugs for Esophageal Obstruction
Ruminotorics
Ruminal Transfaunate
Antifoaming Agents
Ruminoreticular Antacids
Abomasal Antiulcer Agents
Ruminoreticular Acidifying Agents
Modulators of Ruminoreticular Motility
References
Modification of the Rumen Microbiome
Drug Disposition in the Ruminoreticulum